Introdu??o: Bm   G   D   G 


Verse 1:
Bm                        G
i tried to paint you a picture, the colors were all wrong
D                         G
black and white didn't fit ya, and all along
Bm                     G
you were shaded with patience, and strokes of everything
D                       G
that i need just to make it, but i can see that

Pre Chorus:
A             G
Lord knows i failed you time and again
A                    G     
but you and me are alright

Chorus:
Bm          G            D               A/G
we won't say our goodbyes, you know it's better that way
Bm            G            D             A/G
we won't break we won't die, it's just a moment of change
Bm         G           D        A/G           
all we are, all we are, is everything thats right
Bm          G            D          A/G  C9   A
all we need, all we need, a lover's alibi

Verse 2 (same chords as Verse 1):

i walked a minute in your shoes, they never would have fit

i figured there's nothing to lose, i need to get

some perspective on these words, before i write them down

you're an island and my ship has run aground

*Repeat Pre Chorus

*Repeat Chorus

Refrain:
C9
and every single day that i can breathe
A
you change my philosophy
    D                          A/G
i'm never gonna let you pass me by

Repeat Chorus 2x